The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-24
In Brief.


evening at George II. Thomas Post hall.
B. F. Hetherington has been proposed for
school commissioner to succeed J. j. Bingham.
The letter-carriers have accepted IN vitation
10 take part in the Memorial-day street parade.
Andrew Payton. the wounded colored man.
suffered relapse yesterday, and there Is little
hope for his recovery.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to
John Bach and Lena Ruenah, Elathin t. Wood
FORK and Sarah Humphrey.
The Homeopathic State Medical Society will
hold it's twenty-frst ANIMAL meeting to day and
tomorrow at Plymouth Church lecture-room.
The Council committee streets and alleys
will meet in the city clerks Office on Wednesday
evening to consider the proposed extension OF
Ran dolph street.
The annual meeting of the Acton Camp-meet-
ing Association, for the election of board of
trustees and other business, will be held on the
grounds on Thursday, May 26.
Dog licenses will expire on June l. and all per
pons owning dogs and having taken out
licenses by that date, will be subject to fine
Of S25. The licenses being renewed very
1lowly.
Armstead Cooper was found. last evening.
lying near the corner of South and Delaware
streets, where he had fallen from a sudden at
tack of illness. He was taken TO his homo in
Kregelo's ambulance. His recovery is regarded
rs doubtful.
For several weeks Mrs. Elizabeth Young the
wife of Julius Y oung residing at I75 East Wash
ineton street has been acting very strangely, and
yesterday her friends had insanity commits
sion pass upon her condition. They decided
that she was not insane.
Rachael Stevens, nearly seventy years old. fell
on the pavement. at the corner of Mississippi
and Washington streets. last aight, and tract
ured her skull. She will probably die. The
greater portion Of the last ten years of her life
has been spent at the police station and work
house.
The gold watch lost at the corner of Market
ana Pennsylvapis streets by Thomas Sherwood,
during mis- personal encounter with j. l.. Nc
scene OF the fight. yesterday, by George Tindall.
1t had been run over by vehicles several times
and was rendered almost worthless.
OPPOSED TO A DAILY MARKET.
At the meeting of the City Council.east even-
ing. before the gas ordinance was called up, Mr..
Cummings offered amendment to the market
ordinance, providing for daily market except
Sunday, from April 1 to Nov. 1, The remainder
of the year to be left as it now is. This amend
ment was tabled by vote of l6 to g.
MAY BE TAKEN FOR TAXES.
The Treasurer of State asked the Attorney
general yesterday, if county treasurer could
levy notes and money to satisfy claim for
delinquent taxes. The Attorney generals opin-
ION is that exemption pertains to this class
of personal property, and that levy for the
purpose named can be made on them
MISS STEWART MUST BE PAID.
The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the de-
esion of the Superior Court in the mandamus
proceedings of Florence NJ. Stewart against
State Auditor Carr, to compel him to pay her
salary clerk Of the State Board of Health.
Miss Stewart is the clerk who refused to yield
her position to Mr.. j. ID. Walker, who was ap-
pointed by State Secretary Griffin to succeed
her.
BoYCoTTING THE BAKERS.
The Bakers Union is now having trouble with
other bakery proprietors beside Nickum, and
has ordered boycott Warmeling Brothers,
Mad nd e.
(bn Virginia avenue both of whom, it is claimed
are employing non-union workmen. and are do
ing night work contrary to the rules OF the I'M
ion. The boycott thus far has not been very eff
ectivc.
DIrD BEFoR COULD BE RELEASED.
Michael Ward, one of the young men who was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment for
saulting Charles Harris. near Brightwood. died
in the Michigan City penItentiary last evening.
He had earned three months time
by good conduct and his term
would have expired in few days. The Governor
last Saturday wrote to the warden, ordering
Wards release account of ill-health. but hs
was too i'll to be moved from the prison when the
order received.
BOYS CAUGHT STEALING BRASS.
At 10 O'Clock last night lady residing near
Deans pump factory reported at the police sta
hon that she had heard three boys planning to
steal lot of brass from the foundry and sell it
TO get money with which to go to Washington.
While she at the station house Merchant
Policeman Webb discovered three boys carrying
u heavy load Of something in the alley between
Garden and South streets. Whom they saw
shey were discovered they dropped their load
and 1t was found that they were carrying
lib pounds of nodded brass, valued at $25.
The boys will be arrested this morning
COMMISSIONERS CoNDEMNING PROPERTY.
The Board of City Commissioners. composed
of VIM. }. Hadley. James johnson, Joseph T.
IN session. yesterday. in the city clerks office,
hearing evidence for and against the condemna-
tion of property necessary for the building of
the Meridian street viaduct. The ground in
controversy is strip fifty feet wide in the alley
between Meridian and Pennsylvania streets.
Besides the commissioners, the city attorney,
and Mr.. Malott and his attorney, there were
about fifty property holders present. several Of
whom were accompanied by attorneys. The
business of the session is to damages on
the condemned property. The session will prob
ably last all week.
THREE IMPORTANT COMPANIES INCORPORATED.
Articles of incorporation were filed with the
Secretary of State. yesterday, Incorporating the
Peoples Natural-gas, Oil and Pipeline Company.
Of Fort Wayne; the Woodburn- Sarven Wheel
Company. of this city, and the First Land and
Improvement Company. of Evansville. The
Fort Wayne company has capital stock of $15-
600, with j. w Hayden, +. II. Bernard, Z. L.
Crow, j. 3. Williams and j. b. Harper as di-
srectOrS Inc capltal STOCK OF tue Wneol company
is $500. 900. and Addison Bybee Julius i. Pratt
Daniel A. Goodn, Fletcher Randolph and Chas
W. Cotton are the directors. The improvement
company has 800, 600 capital and as directors
Jesse w. Walker, George Lemont. w. J. Wood
George L. Meeker, Henry Refs and others.
WILL SAY NOTHING UNTIL HE Is HIT.
DR. Harrison was in the city yesterday, and in
the evening went to the Insane Hospital. where
ne passed the night He refused to be inter
viewed touching the matter OF Joseph Flack's
appointment to succeed Philip Nj. Gapen. He
told friend that he did not intend to say any
thing until he was hit He believed he had the
law TO keep him in position. but whether he will
use il or not is uncertain. However it is pre-
sumed that he will not desert Gapen, although
he is not vindictive as the latter He had not
seen the Governor, nor did he say that he would
make 1t point to consult him to the course
to pursue. The Governor, so Gapen says will
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